Javed Rahaman, a land dealer and employee of the Asansol Municipal Corporation posted at the Kulti Borough office, was shot dead last night when two assailants opened fire on him at close range in Neamatpur, under Kulti police station.
Neighbours clashed with each other over drying clothes in front of the houses at Sitalpur under Kulti police station area and two rounds were fired from a revolver with one person being injured.
Trinamul Congress (TMC) sitting councillor of ward 63 of Asansol Municipal Corporation (AMC) has received a threat letter through speed post yesterday and has lodged a written complaint at Kulti police station under Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate last night. The incident has created a stir in Kulti.
The abandoned coal mine once belonged to the central public sector Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
